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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Rocha Alves et al 12992565 - (D) INGLESE 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP SCHECHTER, ANDREW M


AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3679 Ex Parte Shin 13823989 - (D) BROWN 103 102 STIP Law Group, LLC SETLIFF, MATTHIEU F

Appellant appears to be urging us to construe the claims as requiring the claimed “bonding member” to have those characteristics, but we note that the Specification does not use the above description as a definition, and thus, we decline to adopt such a construction, because “a particular embodiment appearing in the written description may not be read into a claim when the claim language is broader than the embodiment.” See SuperGuide Corp. v. DirecTV Enters., Inc., 358 F.3d 870, 875 (Fed. Cir. 2004). 

Superguide Corp. v. Direct TV Enterprises, Inc., 358 F.3d 870, 69 USPQ2d 1865 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2111.01

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Dohmen et al 13576674 - (D) NEW 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA

1644 Ex Parte Forte et al 14007441 - (D) JENKS 102/103/OTDP YOUNG & THOMPSON JUEDES, AMY E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Sallaz et al 13996191 - (D) HASTINGS 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC FISCHER, JUSTIN R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2855 Ex Parte Devlin et al 13832121 - (D) INGLESE 103 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC ROBERTS, HERBERT K

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1656 Ex Parte Finn et al 13882773 - (R) FREDMAN 102 Lewis, Kohn & Walker LLP CARLSON, KAREN C

trading tech.2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1768 Ex Parte Senda et al 13978087 - (D) BEST 103 Pepper Hamilton LLP/Bost CHANG, JOSEPHINE L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Driesen et al 13730753 - (D) HUGHES 103 Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Mintz Levin/SAP HOANG, KEN

2184 Ex Parte Panay et al 13492232 - (D) HUGHES 102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION BORROMEO, JUANITO C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Cutchin 13604077 - (D) CRAIG 112(2)/101/102 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC KARWAN, SIHAR A

2426 Ex Parte Naidoo et al 13618919 - (D) HUGHES 103 Baker & Hostetler LLP (Comcast) TELAN, MICHAEL R

2441 Ex Parte Long 14031988 - (D) DEJMEK 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. WOO, ANDREW M

2462 Ex Parte ZHANG et al 14290471 - (D) McNEILL 112(1)/103 Apple Tno — FKM HUYNH, KHOA B

2488 Ex Parte Dellantoni et al 14714761 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Ondersma LLP DULEY, JANESE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Hart et al 13621103 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 POLSINELLI AMAZON TRUONG, NGUYEN H

2655 Ex Parte LI et al 13644711 - (D) MORGAN 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC OJO, OYESOLA C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte MATSUURA et al 13458850 - (D) McGEE 101 Chris Mizumoto CORDERO, LINA M

Federal Circuit “[precedent] has recognized that specific technologic modifications to solve a problem or improve the functioning of a known system generally produce patent-eligible subject matter.” Trading Techs. Intl Inc., v. CQG, INC., 675 Fed. Appx. 1001, 1004-05 (Fed. Cir. 2017). 

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte PFAU et al 13828614 - (D) MORGAN 102/103 BERENATO & WHITE, LLC ADAMOS, THEODORE V

3661 Ex Parte Luo et al 13408266 - (D) BUI 102/103 41.50 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) MARC-COLEMAN, MARTHE Y

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Michaelis et al 12029214 - (D) MURPHY 103 41.50 101 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. HILLERY, NATHAN

3721 Ex Parte Davis 12794447 - (D) BAYAT 103 41.50 112(2) Klein, O'Neill & Singh, LLP TAWFIK, SAMEH

3741 Ex Parte Schwarz et al 13459498 - (D) HOELTER 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY GOYAL, ARUN

3742 Ex Parte DANE et al 12945713 - (D) LANEY 103 HAYNES BEFFEL & WOLFELD LLP PAIK, SANG YEOP

3753 Ex Parte Dourdeville 12528704 - (D) LANEY 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP / Waters FOX, JOHN C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2483 Ex Parte Miller et al 13227401 - (D) STRAUSS 102/103 103 41.50 102/103 DOV ROSFNFFT D ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Zhu et al 14687234 - (D) THOMAS 103 103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD AHN, SUNG S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Votel et al 14020929 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 103 Skaar Ulbrich Macari, P.A. BRYANT, DAVID P

3742 Ex Parte De Kock et al 12879683 - (D) MARTIN 103 103 41.50 103 WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, P.A. PAIK, SANG YEOP

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Zheng et al 13543004 - (D) CHANG 103 Avon Products, Inc. FISHER, MELISSA L

1616 Ex Parte Zanghi 13991716 - (D) NEWMAN 103 Nestle Purina Petcare Global Resources, Inc HIRT, ERIN E

1618 Ex Parte Skold 11616658 - (D) CHANG 103 Moser Taboada / Art Jackson WESTERBERG, NISSA M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Yamamoto 14232560 - (D) McMANUS 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP WEI, ZHONGQING

1785 Ex Parte Karam et al 12579885 - (D) DELMENDO 103 O'Shea Getz P.C. POLLEY, CHRISTOPHER M

1787 Ex Parte Fenn et al 13467078 - (D) GUPTA 103 PPG Industries, Inc. NELSON, MICHAEL B

1793 Ex Parte Langford 13953346 - (D) SNAY 103 STOLL RIVES LLP - PDX MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2143 Ex Parte Baarz et al 13890071 - (D) CHEN 103 Wolfe-SBMC SUN, LI P

2145 Ex Parte Kristinsson et al 13856041 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL NGUYEN, TUAN S

2168 Ex Parte Hanneman et al 13274310 - (D) MORGAN 101/103 Miller, Matthias & Hull LLP/ The Boeing Company FAN, SHIOW-JY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2458 Ex Parte DeLuca et al 13744407 - (D) ENGELS 101 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC KIM, DAE Y

2465 Ex Parte HADAS et al 13456683 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 112(2) 103 Russell No- PT T C 6TRM ATTSR HOUSHMAND, HOOMAN

2466 Ex Parte Kanauchi et al 13146694 - (D) DEJMEK 102 OSHA LIANG L.L.P. LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS

2492 Ex Parte Kurien et al 13925619 - (D) REPKO 103 WORKMAN NYDEGGER/MICROSOFT KORSAK, OLEG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Jovanovic 14251503 - (D) SAADAT 103 ALLEMAN HALL MCCOY RUSSELL & TUTTLE LLP YOON, SAE WON

2617 Ex Parte Hebert et al 13918101 - (D) POTHIER 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) YANG, YI

2645 Ex Parte Yamamoto 12180096 - (D) MacDONALD 103 COWAN, LIEBOWITZ & LATMAN, P.C. HUYNH, NAM TRUNG

2646 Ex Parte Jin et al 13570947 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 102 41.50 102/103 THF FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. IQBAL, KHAWAR

2656 Ex Parte Terpstra 14698707 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC EL-ZOOBI, MARIA

2684 Ex Parte Miller 15066499 - (D) CHEN 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) KING, CURTIS J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2868 Ex Parte Kamath et al 13323330 - (D) SMITH 102/103 Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP LENOVO COMPANY (LENOVO-KLS) PATEL, PARESH H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte MacKenzie 13538254 - (D) MARTIN 103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP VALENTI, ANDREA M

3662 Ex Parte KÜHNE 15036709 - (D) ENGELS 102/103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP ISMAIL, MAHMOUD S

3677 Ex Parte O'REGAN et al 13762762 - (D) ENGELS 103 GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD TROY, ABIGAIL E

3683 Ex Parte NEWMAN et al 13087053 - (D) HOWARD 103 112(1)/101 DENTONS US LLP (CITI CUSTOMER NUMBER) WALKER III, GEORGE H

3696 Ex Parte Alexeev 14113251 - (D) STRAUSS 101/103 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (NOKIA) KING JR., JOSEPH W

3696 Ex Parte Knackstedt et al 11758550 - (D) KHAN 101 Hunton & Williams LLP/JPMorgan Chase JOHNSON, CHRISTINE

3696 Ex Parte Pradeep et al 13730564 - (D) KRIVAK 101/103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Nielsen) TROTTER, SCOTT S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Bovino 14561535 - (D) SMEGAL 112(2) 101/102 FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP PIERCE, WILLIAM M

3716 Ex Parte Vann 13777474 - (D) BAHR 101 DELIZIO LAW, PLLC BALLY (DELIZIO LAW) YEN, JASON TAHAI

3747 Ex Parte Boese et al 14381066 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC KESSLER, MICHAEL A

3747 Ex Parte Wuerth et al 13820443 - (D) OSINSKI 112(1)/112(2) 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) WERNER, ROBERT A

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 Ex Parte Schramm 13234265 - (D) GUIJT 102 Schramm-Personal-ACT THOMAS, KAREEN KAY

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1637 Ex Parte Simons 12663197 - (R) NEW 101 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. CHUNDURU, SURYAPRABHA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte Jacobs et al 13423660 - (D) SMITH 103 PAUL AND PAUL TRINH, THANH TRUC

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Oral et al 11608682 - (R) WORTH 101 CRGO LAW STERRETT, JONATHAN G

3629 Ex Parte Chessell et al 13356571 - (R) EVAN 101 CRGO LAW OFORI-AWUAH, MAAME

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Lind et al 14016172 - (D) SCHOPFER 101 JP Cody, Esq. Multimedia Games, Inc. COBURN, CORBETT B

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3764 STRAVA, INC.; MAPMYFITNESS, INC.; & FITNESSKEEPER, INC. Third Party Requesters v. ICON HEALTH & FITNESS, INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,789,800 et al 95002359 - (D) MARTIN 103 103 Maschoff Brennan THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: STERN, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. SPAHN, GAY original RICHMAN, GLENN E

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex parte SHINE MICRO INC. and SOFTWARE RADIO TECHNOLOGY PLC, Patent Owner and Appellants, Ex Parte 7512095 et al 10/709,928 90013498 - (R) POTHIER 102 41.50 102 DORSEY & WHITNEY, LLP - Denver POKRZYWA, JOSEPH R original VUONG, QUOCHIEN B

whitserve

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Hosek et al 13836615 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Iandiorio Teska & Coleman, LLP ZHU, WEIPING

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte Jackson 11842720 - (D) PYONIN 103 AT&T Legal Department - HFZ HARLEY, JASON A

2489 Ex Parte Helm 13453624 - (D) MacDONALD 103 41.50 103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP LOTFI, KYLE M

2491 Ex Parte Lawrence et al 14795030 - (D) PYONIN 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC EDWARDS, LINGLAN E

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1771 Ex Parte Elvidge et al 13376700 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 INFINEUM USA L.P. OLADAPO, TAIWO

1781 Ex Parte Woodruff et al 14043663 - (D) SQUIRE 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC ZHANG, MICHAEL N

1793 Ex Parte Singer 14954839 - (D) KENNEDY 112(1) 103 41.50 103 STETINA BRUNDA GARRED & BRUCKER HEGGESTAD, HELEN F

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2673 Ex Parte Hohensee et al 13845902 - (D) HAMANN 103 InfoPrint Solutions/ Blakely ZONG, HELEN

2677 Ex Parte Allen et al 14686860 - (D) BUI 101 WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. IBM CORP. (WIP) LELAND III, EDWIN S

2683 Ex Parte Alameh et al 14814566 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group KHAN, OMER S

2689 Ex Parte Hunt et al 14036200 - (D) CHEN 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC TERRELL, EMILY C

Thus, Appellants have not addressed the substance of the Examiner’s rejection.  Moreover, we note that a prior art reference need not use identical language as the claim (i.e., an ipsissimis verbis or in haec verbis test is not required).  Whitserve, LLC v. Computer Packages, Inc., 694 F.3d 10, 21 (Fed. Cir. 2012). 

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Ex Parte HARPER 14100446 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C. Textron NGUYEN, VIET P

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Ex Parte WEERASINGHE 13297015 - (D) HOWARD 103 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - TRBK PATEL, HITESHKUMAR R

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
3629 IMAGE-X LLC Patent Owner and Appellant v. TYBERA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC. Requester and Respondent Ex Parte 7,035,830 B1 et al 09/562,808 95002063 - (D) HOFF 112(1)/112(2)/103 WILSON DANIEL SWAYZE, JR. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: DURHAM, JONES & PINEGAR DESAI, RACHNA SINGH original NGUYEN, TAN D

REHEARING

DENIED
3766 Ex parte KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. and PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 5,607,454 et al 08/227,553 90013483 - (R) SONG 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS Third Party Requestor: ZOLL Medical Corp. Cooley LLP DAWSON, GLENN K original SCHAETZLE, KENNEDY

WMS, alappat

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Herre 13508197 - (D) TIMM 103 Bejin Bieneman PLC THOMAS, BINU

Claim 43 requires programming. Programming creates “a new machine, because a general purpose computer in effect becomes a special purpose computer once it is programmed to perform particular functions pursuant to instructions from program software.” WMS Gaming, Inc. v. Int'l Game Tech., 184 F.3d 1339, 1348 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (quoting In re Alappat, 33 F.3d 1526, 1545 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (en banc).

Alappat, In re, 33 F.3d 1526, 31 USPQ2d 1545 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 2106

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Marti et al 11831244 - (D) ZECHER 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP HOLLAND, SHERYL L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2449 Ex Parte Cao et al 14051842 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC NGUYEN, THUONG

2468 Ex Parte Koponen et al 13589035 - (D) THOMAS 103 VMware, Inc. HARLEY, JASON A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2677 Ex Parte Ward et al 13849752 - (D) HUGHES 102 InfoPrint Solutions/ Blakely POPOVICI, DOV

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte DePue et al 14064796 - (D) CASHION 102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION THOMAS, LUCY M

2894 Ex Parte Seto et al 14345629 - (D) SQUIRE 102/103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. GRAYBILL, DAVID E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3675 Ex Parte Nguyen et al 13144282 - (D) HORNER 103 FLETCHER YODER (CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION) KONERU, LAKSHMI S

3695 Ex Parte Grindrod 13215047 - (D) SHAH 112(1)/103 41.50 101 POLSINELLI PC PUTTAIAH, ASHA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Archer et al 14273765 - (D) GREENHUT 103 BRUNET & CO. LTD. MENDIRATTA, VISHU K

3742 Ex Parte Bodum 12161106 - (D) MURPHY 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC STAPLETON, ERIC S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Colby et al 12744063 - (D) DERRICK 112(1)/112(2)/103 103 HAHN LOESER & PARKS, LLP - MICHELIN ROGERS, MARTIN K

1779 Ex Parte Lee et al 13876334 - (D) WILSON 103 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC ORME, PATRICK JAMES

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte Schwarz et al 14663727 - (D) HORNER 102 102 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM H

3745 Ex Parte Lewis et al 13584172 - (D) GUIJT 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY EDGAR, RICHARD A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte SILVANUS et al 13745234 - (D) SNAY 112(2) 103 Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A. GAMINO, CARLOS J

1767 Ex Parte Silverman et al 14534464 - (D) SQUIRE 103 Patti & Malvone Law Group, LLC KOLLIAS, ALEXANDER C

1788 Ex Parte Qi et al 14003589 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY PATEL, RONAK C

1791 Ex Parte Nace et al 12806317 - (D) McMANUS 103 Magleby Cataxinos & Greenwood BADR, HAMID R

1793 Ex Parte Mattei 13734396 - (D) SQUIRE 103 Blank Rome LLP MOORE, WALTER A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte RESCH 12762350 - (D) SHIANG 103 Garlick & Markison (IBM) JACOB, AJITH

2168 Ex Parte Bailey 13962679 - (D) PYONIN 101 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP OWYANG, MICHELLE N

2174 Ex Parte Huttelmaier et al 13032353 - (D) McNEILL 112(1)/112(2) 102 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC / SR SHIAU, SHEN C

2177 Ex Parte KIM et al 13568630 - (D) SHIANG 101/103 Cucnot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC NGUYEN, LUU-PHUONG T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Litvinov 14615101 - (D) FRAHM 103 Lowe Graham Jones PLLC HANCE, ROBERT J

2442 Ex Parte Protopapas et al 13241680 - (D) JURGOVAN 101/102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HARRELL, ROBERT B

2449 Ex Parte Skiba et al 14133251 - (D) DIXON 112(1)/112(2) 101/103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. CELANI, NICHOLAS P

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2636 Ex Parte Zhong et al 14107721 - (D) DEJMEK 102/103 Slater Matsil, LLP/HW/FW/HWC LAMBERT, DAVID W

2659 Ex Parte Miet 13511880 - (D) HAMANN 102/103 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C./Nvidia DESIR, PIERRE LOUIS

2683 Ex Parte Hampapur et al 13446701 - (D) McNEILL 103 SCULLY, SCOTT, MURPHY & PRESSER, P.C. NGUYEN, AN T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte LIN et al 14092256 - (D) GUPTA 112(1)/112(4) 102/103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP LUCK, SEAN M

2899 Ex Parte Sriram et al 13652754 - (D) HEANEY 103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. YEUNG LOPEZ, FEIFEI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 Ex Parte JOWERS et al 11557011 - (D) SHAH 101 Patterson & Sheridan - The Boeing Company VYAS, ABHISHEK

3691 Ex Parte Wilce et al 09916881 - (D) McCARTHY 101 Docket Clerk-GOLD KAZIMI, HANI M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Vaioli et al 13902349 - (D) SMEGAL 112(2) 101/102 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. PIERCE, WILLIAM M

3714 Ex Parte Corbo 14284378 - (D) GREENHUT 101/OTDP DLA PIPER LLP (US ) COBURN, CORBETT B

3753 Ex Parte Thompson et al 12572071 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 41.50 103 Arnold & Saunders, LLP DO, HAILEY KYUNG AE

3762 Ex Parte Wilder et al 13170775 - (D) NEW 102/103 Haynes and Boone, LLP (46901) EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT

3771 Ex Parte Sebelius et al 14201441 - (D) KNIGHT 103 Baker & Hostetler LLP / Physio-Control, Inc. MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Tannenbaum 13272853 - (D) FINAMORE 101 Laurence & Phillips IP Law LLP FADOK, MARK A

3627 Ex Parte Lew et al 11853576 - (R) MOORE 101 Docket Clerk-GOLD ROJAS, HAJIME S

3667 Ex Parte Kirk et al 14281627 - (R) DIXON 101 HONEYWELL/S&S BADII, BEHRANG

howmedica2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Low et al 13665110 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 IBM CORP. (DHJ) CHOUDHURY, AZIZUL Q

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Bergquist 14239429 - (D) BROWNE 112(2)/103 McNair Law Firm, P.A. - Husqvarna DAVIES, SAMUEL ALLEN

3727 Ex Parte Blocher et al 13193161 - (D) STAICOVICI 102 Whitmyer IP Group LLC WILSON, LEE D

We agree with the Examiner that the argued limitations noted above, and as set forth in claim 3, are functional limitations. However, although “[a] patent applicant is free to recite features of an apparatus either structurally or functionally,” nonetheless, the Examiner is required “to make sufficient factual findings, such that it can reasonably infer that the prior art product and that of the patent at issue are the same.” Howmedica Osteonics Corp. v. Zimmer Inc., 640 Fed. Appx. 951, 958 (Fed. Cir. 2016). In this case, we agree with Appellants that “[t]he Examiner asserts without factual evidence that Brass discloses” the argued limitations noted above. Appeal Br. 8, 13.

3728 Ex Parte Salzberger et al 13824945 - (D) JESCHKE 112(1) GROSSMAN, TUCKER, PERREAULT & PFLEGER, PLLC STEVENS, ALLAN D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Huynh et al 11793755 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP POPA, ILEANA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte Crabbe et al 14001524 - (D) OWENS 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) DODDS, SCOTT

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2178 Ex Parte Boyd 14574218 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 Thomas Carulli BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2438 Ex Parte Sanso et al 13718369 - (D) KHAN 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP LYNCH, SHARON S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Ramprashad 12786285 - (D) SHAW 101/102/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP CHEN, JUNPENG

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 Ex Parte MacDonald Korth et al 13903819 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101/OTDP ALAN J. HOWARTH CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Gerlitz et al 12883063 - (D) LEBOVITZ 101/103 Parsons Behle & Latimer LIU, CHU CHUAN

Lilienfeld

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Yehle 14454224 - (D) GREENHUT 101/103 DAVID S ALAVI KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE

 We cannot agree with the Examiner that one skilled in the art would read Grace ’943 in this manner without the benefit of hindsight. The difference between the type of flexibility discussed in Grace ’943 and that described in the Specification, and recited in the claims, of the present application is a difference in kind and not merely a difference in degree. See, e.g., MPEP § 2144.05 (quoting In re Lilienfeld, 67 F.2d 920, 924 (CCPA 1933)).

Lilienfeld, In re, 67 F.2d 920 (CCPA 1933) 2144.05

3744 Ex Parte Kimura 12805253 - (D) LANEY 112(2)/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (DC) OSWALD, KIRSTIN U

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Deogon et al 13980267 - (D) OWENS 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP/AkzoNobel BROOKS, KREGG T

1793 Ex Parte Thompson et al 13828704 - (D) HEANEY 103 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - MINNEAPOLIS MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte GUNNAM et al 14792982 - (D) MacDONALD 103/OTDP CONLEY ROSE, P.C. MEHRMANESH, ELMIRA

2158 Ex Parte Zhou et al 13273714 - (D) PINKERTON 103 101 FAY SHARPE LLP / XEROX - PARC KIM, CHRISTY Y

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Kommula 12506137 - (D) BUSCH 103 112(2)/OTDP Polsinelli PC SF General CHIOU, ALBERT

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2682 Ex Parte Zhao et al 13191857 - (D) BARRY 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) BUGG, GEORGE A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte HAEUSER et al 11457309 - (D) FISCHETTI 103/101 AT&T Legal Department - HFZ HOAR, COLLEEN A

3665 Ex Parte Soto et al 14097334 - (D) LANEY 103 101/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HUTCHINSON, ALAN D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Dohring et al 12946538 - (D) GREENHUT 101 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI ZAMAN, SADARUZ

3744 Ex Parte Sishtla 12933729 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier TANENBAUM, TZVI SAMUEL

3749 Ex Parte Lavender 13429833 - (D) GUIJT 103 BERESKIN & PARR LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l. MCALLISTER, STEVEN B

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Milgrew et al 13607128 - (D) MILLS 112(1)/103 41.50 103 LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION CROW, ROBERT THOMAS

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Radulescu 12997726 - (D) PRAISS 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. and MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N

1759 Ex Parte Sørensen et al 12644241 - (D) RANGE 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP RUFO, LOUIS J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2154 Ex Parte BÃDOIU 13570435 - (D) DEJMEK 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P C. NGUYEN, THU N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2467 Ex Parte SABEV et al 14179669 - (D) BUSCH 103 SAP SE FOUD, HICHAM B

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte Inoue et al 12526468 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 Hoffmann & Baron LLP KRUER, KEVIN R

3668 Ex Parte Lindsay 12489416 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 JEFFREY DEAN LINDSAY CHEUNG, CALVIN K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte Bilbao et al 12832099 - (D) SILVERMAN 112(1)/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION GOYAL, ARUN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Sun et al 14057582 - (D) SHIANG 102 102/103 Slater Matsil, LLP/HW/FW/HWC TRAN, NAM T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2668 Ex Parte Beardsley et al 13742256 - (D) AMUNDSON 102 102 41.50 102 DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC. c/o Patent Ingenuity, P.C. TSAI, TSUNG YIN

As a matter of claim construction, however, we conclude that the claimed light encoded to indicate the calibration device’s three-dimensional coordinate position constitutes nonfunctional descriptive material (NFDM), i.e., analogous to printed matter, if the informational content of the data (e.g., “the code indicating the three-dimensional coordinate position of the calibration device” in claim 1) is not positively recited as actually used to change or affect the manner in which a function is performed by a structural element in an apparatus claim, or the manner in which a step or act is performed in a method claim.

“[A] limitation is printed matter only if it claims the content of information.” In re DiStefano, 808 F.3d 845, 848 (Fed. Cir. 2015).

Here, the claimed light codes are analogous to printed matter to the extent they contain informational content (i.e., data) indicating “the three-dimensional coordinate position of the calibration device.” For example, a three-dimensional coordinate position could be written on paper (as printed matter) or emitted (i.e., transmitted) as data by modulating light according to a particular code (NFDM).

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Petrie et al 13532050 - (D) FREDMAN 103 103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP — BSC KIM, EUN HWA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte CANOY et al 11848046 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./QUALCOMM CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2469 Ex Parte Swaminathan et al 13777382 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm WONG, WARNER

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte CHEN et al 14051724 - (D) DENNETT 102 Hauptman Ham, LLP (TSMC) GARCES, NELSON Y

2864 Ex Parte Dhanekula et al 13213883 - (D) GUPTA 101 Invoke / Oracle BLOSS, STEPHANIE E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Batot et al 11523200 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS ANDERSON, FOLASHADE

3686 Ex Parte Opfer et al 13260533 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS DURANT, JONATHAN W

3687 Ex Parte Tedjamulia et al 12951592 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 101 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP OBEID, FAHD A

3688 Ex Parte Klein et al 12618950 - (D) SHIANG 101 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Nielsen) ABDI, KAMBIZ

3694 Ex Parte Collopy et al 12547800 - (D) AMUNDSON 112(1) 101/103 AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP ZIEGLE, STEPHANIE M

3696 Ex Parte Behmoiras et al 13932532 - (D) WIEDER 101 Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC Altisource PATEL, JAGDISH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Bishop 13704677 - (D) BAYAT 101 KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC HULL, JAMES B

3754 Ex Parte Novotny 13238782 - (D) ASTORINO 103 41.50 103 ADE & COMPANY INC. CRANE, LAUREN ASHLEY

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Malhi 13630475 - (R) NEWMAN 103 41.50 103 Medtronic Vascular - APV Division ULSH, GEORGE J

REISSUE

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1795 Spectrum Brands, Inc. Requester v. Patent of Energizer Brands, LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte RE41,886 E et al 12/404,853 95001684 - (R) ROBERTSON 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC DIAMOND, ALAN D